Web-based interactive resource which presents a scenario that “will weigh a school policy in this case disallowing students to wear hats in the classroom against good reasons why in some situations a hat could be allowable. At one point during the scenario, [the participant] will be asked to choose of three available options that might lead to a win-win solution or to further problems for both the student and the teacher.”
Archive
Kids Working It Out Resource Appendix
A listing of books, publications and websites provided in the appendix to Tricia S. Jones and Randy O. Compton (Eds.) 2003 book Kids Working It Out: Stories and Strategies for Making Peace in Our Schools.
In the mix lesson plan: Managing anger
Web based lesson plan “designed to teach anger management and conflict resolution through the ‘I-Message’ communication technique and other group activities.” Draws on materials provided by PBS’s In the Mix program http://to.pbs.org/2sX2aD2
Developing departmental communication protocols
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 4, Number 1, (Oct. 2003), which presents the concept of a “Communication Protocol [which] is a set of guidelines for day-to-day communication and informal problem solving developed in a mediation context involving a group of co-workers, these Protocols are most effective when developed with the full participation of both staff and management, although difficult to achieve, in academic units the chair needs to participate, the more inclusive the group, the more the Protocol will reflect the culture and norms of the organization.”
Teaching and learning in circle
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 3, Number 2, (February 2003), which “explores the impact of teaching using a circle format, both at the high school and college level.”
Place to work things out, A
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 2, Number 4, (July 2002), which presents the idea of personal narrative model of mediation and the work at Oberlin College using this model.
Managing interethnic relations manual
104-page manual whose purpose is to fill the informational and methodological gap in addressing interethnic relations, it also intends to combat the passive attitudes held by many regarding the improvement of interethnic relations in Georgia, the book is meant for all specialists working on the issue of interethnic relations or those intending to focus on it, includes bibliography.
Integrated lessons: Collection from the National Curriculum Integration Project
Pdf document presenting a series of lessons for both language arts and social studies classes which examine conflict, explore positive solutions and examine how issues of culture and bias, social and emotional learning and law related education impact conflict and its resolution. Written above title on document: NCIP (National Curriculum Integration Project).
Math teacher’s perspective on infusion: “Let the kids do the talking”
Pdf document with personal experience of teacher helping students discuss and share solution strategies to mathematical problems. Written above title on document: NCIP (National Curriculum Integration Project).
Role play for nonverbal involvement activity
Word document presenting a role play exercise in nonverbal communication.
CRETE dialogue, day 4
Powerpoint presentation on the art of dialogue.
STOP: On-the-spot bullying intervention
Word document presenting actions and statements for on-the-spot intervention of bullying behavior.
Conversation buddies
One page conversation sign up sheet.
Setting up a dialogue session
One page diagram of the steps involved in setting up a dialogue session.
Role play : The power of dialogue fact sheet
Pdf document that presents a role play dialogue between the parent of a middle school child, a middle school teacher and a principle, with background information on characters and a case overview.